Placing a Spot Dimension on Topography in a Detail View (Plan)

I came across a slightly unusual issue today.  I was trying to place a simple Spot Elevation on a Topography surface in a Detail View that originated from a Plan view.  But it wouldn’t work!!

However, if you place the Spot Elevation in a normal Floor Plan view, you can then copy and ‘Paste Aligned’ into the Detail View.

The brief video below demonstrates this process:

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